kestrell

I recently switched to an iPhone after nearly 2 1/2 years of being an Android user, because I felt that the Google apps just were not reliable enough when it came to basic functionality such as reading texts and notifying me of missed calls.

I think Google apps may be a better choice for hard of hearing users, since apps like the first one listed are pretty impressive.

Here are the five apps that were mentioned in today's email.

1. Live Transcribe - Speech-to-text app
https://www.android.com/accessibility/live-transcribe/
I actually saw this one at a MIT event, and it is very impressive.

2. Sound Amplifier - filters, augments, and amplifies sound
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.accessibility.soundamplifier&hl=en_US

3. Board - the Google keyboard
Glide typing, voice typing, and no app switcher
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.accessibility.soundamplifier&hl=en_US

4. Google text-to-speech - reads text aloud
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.tts

5. Voice Access - dictate text
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.accessibility.voiceaccess